SVB shock could have chilling effect on UK biotech sector

Published Date: 21 Mar 2023

HSBC's bailout of the UK branch of the Silicon Valley bank has saved Britain's main biotech sector from collapse, but funding a sector the government sees as essential for the growth of the future economy could be affected, according to industry executives.

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